Polish youth sentenced for racism, anti-Semitism
A court in Bialystok, Poland sentenced four young men to
a year in prison in part for racism and anti-Semitism.
They were jailed for being active members of a group that
promotes fascism, and public incitement to hatred on grounds of nationality and
religion.
"There is no indication that they have changed their
views, which are not only dangerous, but also primitive and vulgar," said
Judge Slawomir Wolosik, announcing the verdict on Aug. 31.
During the investigation one of the members of the group
told police: "I am anti-Semite, fascist and I hate Jews."
The group, called IV Edition, was engaged in painting
Nazi slogans and symbols on Jewish memorials. In 2007, members of the group
vandalized the Jewish cemetery in Bialystok and a monument dedicated to victims
of the ghetto, including painting the epithet "Jude Raus" and stars
of David on gallows.
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